Recent News Headlines : Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA TELLS STAFFERS THEY MIGHT GET BILLED FOR WORKING TOO MUCH


Employees who have exceeded the annual premium pay cap will be contacted and provided options on the overpayment process, the agency told its employees... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 0

THE RIGHT USES NATURAL DISASTERS TO PUSH THROUGH THEIR AGENDA. SO SHOULD THE LEFT


She recommended investing in Home Depot, as devastation from a hurricane would surely bring federal aid, much of which would flow to the construction industry... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 551

AFTER HURRICANE, SIGNS OF A MENTAL-HEALTH CRISIS HAUNT PUERTO RICO


Puerto Rico was already struggling with an increase in mental illness amid a 10-year recession that brought soaring unemployment, poverty and family separation caused by emigration... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 50

EXCLUSIVE: TRUMP BOOSTS DISASTER AID FOR PUERTO RICO REBUILD


Six weeks after Hurricane Maria hit, only about 30 percent of Puerto Rico's power grid has been restored... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 7255

FEMA CHIEF SAYS AGENCY DIDN'T APPROVE WHITEFISH CONTRACT


The head of the troubled utility, Ricardo Ramos, said Sunday he would seek to cancel the contract, amid scrutiny from multiple federal and congressional investigations... READ MORE

31st October, 2017 7

PUERTO RICO TERMINATES CONTRACT WITH MONTANA POWER COMPANY


Montana-based Whitefish Energy Holdings had come under increased scrutiny as it struggled to restore power in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 7917

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DISAVOWS PUERTO RICO POWER CONTRACT


We need answers from Whitefish, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and the federal government and we need them soon, McCaskill said... READ MORE

27th October, 2017 14

MONTANA COMPANY RESTORING POWER IN PUERTO RICO GETS INTO TWITTER WAR WITH SAN JUAN MAYOR


We're committed to restoring power to Puerto Rico... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 43

AT LEAST 73,000 PUERTO RICANS FLEE FOR FLORIDA AFTER HURRICANE MARIA


Of the five million Puerto Ricans living in the continental United States, one million reside in Florida... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 12

U.S. SENATE PASSES $36.5B DISASTER AID BILL TO REPLENISH FEDERAL AGENCIES


Now the challenge is whether Puerto Rico, which sustained enormous damage after Hurricane Maria's landfall more than a month ago, will get enough aid to rebuild... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 51

NEIGHBOUR OF TRUMP'S INTERIOR SECRETARY WINS $300M CONTRACT TO FIX PUERTO RICO POWER GRID


An energy company in his small hometown has won a big contract to restore power lines in Puerto Rico... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 619

SENATE PASSES $36.5B DISASTER AID BILL; TRUMP SIGNATURE NEXT


Now the challenge is whether Puerto Rico, which sustained enormous damage after Hurricane Maria's landfall more than a month ago, will get enough aid to rebuild... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 0

SCHUMER CALLS ON TRUMP TO APPOINT PUERTO RICO RECOVERY CHIEF


Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on President Trump to appoint a recovery chief to oversee relief efforts for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 63

PUERTO RICO MAYOR: FOR US RESPONSE TO CRISIS TRUMP DESERVES 'A 10' OUT OF 100


Puerto Rico mayor for US response to crisis Trump deserves 'a 10' out of 100... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 1577

TRUMP'S PICK FOR DHS CHIEF WAS AT CENTER OF KATRINA DISASTER


Frances Townsend, who was Bush's top homeland security adviser during Katrina and Nielsen's boss, defended her protegee's performance... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 6449

A DESPERATE, DAILY SEARCH FOR WATER IN PUERTO RICO


Three weeks after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, the challenge of finding enough water to drink and cook with remains enormous... READ MORE

13th October, 2017 141

AFTER HISPANIC DAY VOWS OF HELP, TRUMP TWEETS THREAT TO LET HURRICANE-TORN PUERTO RICO FEND FOR ITSELF


President Donald Trump lashed out at hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico on Thursday, insisting in tweets that the federal government can't keep sending help... READ MORE

13th October, 2017 0

PUERTO RICO: TRUMP MAY PULL FEMA FROM STRUGGLING ISLAND


Trump's wildly different responses to hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 2345

TRUMP SUGGESTS PULLING RELIEF WORKERS FROM PUERTO RICO


REUTERS The contents of a damaged home near the town of Comerio, Puerto Rico... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 1583

TRUMP PUTS PUERTO RICO ON NOTICE OVER AID


US President Donald Trump has griped about emergency relief efforts in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, saying federal aid cannot continue forever ... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 10067

TRUMP PUSHES BACK AS CONGRESS PREPARES TO APPROVE PUERTO RICO AID


Of that amount, 4.9 billion is earmarked for loans to local governments to ensure that the cash-strapped Puerto Rico can keep government programs operating beyond Oct. 31... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 1819

POLITICAL DISPUTES ARE HURTING PUERTO RICO RELIEF, SAYS FEMA CHIEF


Cruz complained Monday morning via Twitter that San Juan legislators arrived to the Emergency Operations Center to discuss debris and flooding... READ MORE

9th October, 2017 0

THE AMERICAN CITIZENS BATTERED BY HURRICANE MARIA


US Virgin Islands The American citizens battered by hurricane Maria... READ MORE

8th October, 2017 7410

INSIDE THE PUERTO RICAN TOWN THAT LAYS BARE THE FAILURES OF AMERICA'S RELIEF EFFORT


The seaside city of Loiza might be Anyplace, Puerto Rico, right now - no power, scant food and drinking water, telephone poles lolling broken on house-tops... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 775

PUERTO RICO RAISES HURRICANE'S OFFICIAL DEATH COUNT TO 34


SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The official death toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico has increased to 34 from 16, the U.S. territory's governor said Tuesday... READ MORE

4th October, 2017 0

HURRICANE DEATH TOLL IN PUERTO RICO MORE THAN DOUBLES TO 34, GOVERNOR SAYS


The official death toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico has increased to 34 from 16, the US territory's governor said Tuesday... READ MORE

4th October, 2017 201

TRUMP SAYS PUERTO RICO HAS THROWN THE BUDGET 'OUT OF WHACK'


Some in Puerto Rico's government already are estimating reconstruction costs will be as high as 60 billion... READ MORE

4th October, 2017 3095

DONALD TRUMP SAYS PUERTO RICO HAS THROWN BUDGET 'OUT OF WHACK'


U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for travel to Puerto Rico, to survey hurricane damage... READ MORE

4th October, 2017 71

A CELL SIGNAL, AN OPEN BAR


At a briefing in San Juan, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello reported that fuel and food supplies had begun to arrive in Puerto Rico... READ MORE

2nd October, 2017 3613

TRUMP LASHES OUT AT SAN JUAN MAYOR WHO BEGGED FOR MORE HELP


After a deadly terror attack in London in June, for instance, Trump singled out London Mayor Sadiq Khan, suggesting he wasn't taking the attacks seriously enough... READ MORE

1st October, 2017 0

Trending News Headlines : Federal Emergency Management Agency

HURRICANE MARIA: PUERTO RICO OFFICIALS DESCRIBE 'APOCALYPTIC' CONDITIONS


The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration said 4,000 members of the US Army Reserves have been deployed to the island to help with Hurricane Maria recovery... READ MORE

24th September, 2017 25796

FEMA IS ALMOST OUT OF MONEY AND HURRICANE IRMA IS APPROACHING


FEMA Is Almost Out of Money and Hurricane Irma Is Approaching... READ MORE

6th September, 2017 15992

THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM THE STORMS, TOO


Photos Hurricane Irma tears through Caribbean Carmelo Mota, a builder, searches for tools in his destroyed home in Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands, on Monday, September 18... READ MORE

30th September, 2017 11135

HARVEY AFTERMATH: HOUSTON FACES DANGERS IN CLEANUP


Drew Gleason looks for flood victims in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey while flying over Liberty, Texas, Friday... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 2686

'IT'S GOING TO BE UNBEARABLE FOR EVERYONE'


Puerto Rico's population is larger than Iowa's 3.1 million, yet he senses that the island's colonial history somehow paints Puerto Ricans as second-class citizens... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 2580

HURRICANE HARVEY TESTS DONALD TRUMP'S METTLE


As Americans have coped with domestic natural disasters, the role of the president of the United States has long been one-dimensional... READ MORE

28th August, 2017 1732

PUERTO RICO WITHOUT ELECTRICITY, WORRIES ABOUT FAILING DAM


The death toll in Puerto Rico stood at six but was likely to rise... READ MORE

22nd September, 2017 1549

AID REACHES PUERTO RICO AFTER MARIA AS THREAT FROM CRACKED DAM RECEDES


Large amounts of federal aid began moving into Puerto Rico on Saturday, as the island tried to recover from a battering by hurricane Maria... READ MORE

24th September, 2017 1376

PUERTO RICO DAM HOLDING; SOME LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY THREAT OVERBLOWN


According to the Puerto Rican Emergency Management Agency, the coastal town 20 miles west of San JuanA had 2,000 displaced residents and at least eight drownings... READ MORE

24th September, 2017 1290

HURRICANE MARIA LEAVES PUERTO RICO IN TOTAL BLACKOUT AS STORM BATTERS ISLAND


Puerto Rico is without electricity, officials have said, after Hurricane Maria's strong winds and flooding knocked out the US territory's power service... READ MORE

21st September, 2017 1182

TRUMP BLASTS SAN JUAN MAYOR, WHO SAYS HE'S POLITICIZING DISASTER


That money covers initial requests for the hurricanes that hit Texas, Louisiana and Florida, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands... READ MORE

30th September, 2017 1111

HARVEY HITS LOUISIANA AS TEXAS HUNTS FOR SURVIVORS


On Wednesday, Harvey went on to swamp a stretch of coast from Port Arthur, Texas, to Lake Charles, in neighbouring Louisiana... READ MORE

30th August, 2017 958

PUERTO RICO PLEADS FOR STORM RELIEF; TRUMP CITES DEBT TROUBLES


Puerto Rico's old electrical grid, which was in terrible shape, was devastated, Trump also tweeted Monday... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 934

HOW HARVEY CLEANUP BILL COULD COST TRUMP HIS BORDER WALL BUT SAVE HIS PRESIDENCY


Avoiding a debt-limit battle would benefit Trump, as defaulting on government debt on his watch could trigger financial calamity... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 841

'GOOD NEWS STORY': TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SLAMMED FOR PUERTO RICO RESPONSE


SHARE Link Carmen Yulin Cruz, the mayor of the city of San Juan in Puerto Rico, made a desperate plea for help on Friday... READ MORE

30th September, 2017 705

DONALD TRUMP WILL HAVE TO RELY ON THE 'SWAMP' FOR HURRICANE HARVEY RESPONSE (OPINION)


CNN Hurricane Harvey is destined to be the first major homeland security and emergency management crisis the Trump administration has faced... READ MORE

26th August, 2017 674

PUERTO RICANS HACK THROUGH A MAZE OF DEBRIS TO MOVE RELIEF AID


A sedan is buried in congealed mud on an impassible road where the Rio Caguitas overflowed in the mountainous community of Bairoa... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 533

'GOOD NEWS STORY': TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SLAMMED FOR PUERTO RICO RESPONSE


SHARE Link Residents line up for fuel in San Juan after Hurricane Maria... READ MORE

30th September, 2017 296

'WILL MY DAD GET HIS CANCER TREATMENT?'


When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico at the weekend, Sofia Abregu filmed it... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 294

TRUMP MUST URGENTLY STEP UP PUERTO RICO HELP, DEMOCRATS SAY


Puerto Rico has the population of Connecticut and an economy smaller than Nebraska's... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 264

HURRICANE HARVEY IS ON THE WAY, AND TWO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TASKED WITH RESPONDING HAVE NO PERMANENT DIRECTORS


FEMA was criticised repeatedly for what many felt was an ineffective and delayed handling of Hurricane Katrina under the Bush administration... READ MORE

26th August, 2017 239

WHY THE 'TOUGH LOVE' ON HURRICANE MATTHEW EVACUATION?


Second, the lessons learned after Hurricane Katrina are guiding the planning and pacing of the evacuation orders... READ MORE

8th October, 2016 226

A 1920 LAW CRIMPS PUERTO RICO'S SEA ACCESS WHEN IT'S NEEDED MOST


The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority is focusing on generators for hospitals and critical infrastructure, said Gil Quiniones, the New York Power Authority's chief executive officer... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 216

UNINSURED AND ANXIOUS, VICTIMS RETURN HOME


But like so many other Houstonians, they don't have flood insurance... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 214

TRUMP MEETS IRMA VICTIMS AS FLORIDA MAYOR CALLS FOR ACTION NOT WORDS


Mayor of hard-hit Naples hopes president's visit will be backed by resources, with 90 percent of Florida Keys damaged and 25 percent of the state without power... READ MORE

14th September, 2017 146

TROPICAL STORM HARVEY: WHAT WE KNOW


Harvey hit the texasA gulf coast towns hardA... READ MORE

28th August, 2017 111

ARCHIVE FOOTAGE: HURRICANE KATRINA BY NUMBERS


Watch the video to see archive footage of the effects of the hurricane and the numbers behind it... READ MORE

29th August, 2015 94

IN HOUSTON, FLORIDA, FEARFUL IMMIGRANTS TURN TO CHURCHES FOR HELP AFTER HURRICANES


Her husband applied for FEMA aid despite misgivings that it might lead immigration authorities to her... READ MORE

20th September, 2017 85

HARVEY MAY ADD TO WOES OF FLOOD INSURERS


The National Flood Insurance Program NFIP owes 24.6 billion to the Treasury... READ MORE

26th August, 2017 39

TRUMP LANDS IN TEXAS, PRAISES RESPONSE TO HARVEY


The storm broke Texas rainfall records at one measuring site south of Houston, which recorded 49.32 inches 1.25 m of precipitation since the storm's start... READ MORE

30th August, 2017 30


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